City and county map of New York

Mid-Nineteenth-Century Survey of Manhattan Island and Environs

This panoramic antique map, published by J.H. Colton, provides a comprehensive geographic layout of the City and County of New York during a period of monumental urban growth. The horizontal composition stretches across the entire length of Manhattan Island, highlighting the Commissioner’s grid plan, early layout designs for Central Park, and the expanding neighborhoods of Brooklyn, Williamsburg, and Jersey City lining the East and Hudson rivers.

Historical Maritime Navigation and Detailed City Insets

Enclosed by an elegant interlocking decorative border, the archival lithograph features multiple distinct inset charts, including detailed street surveys of Brooklyn, Newark, and Jersey City. It captures mid-nineteenth-century harbor topography with shipping routes, ferry lines, and a beautiful engraved vignette of Fort Amsterdam, making it an extraordinary primary source for studying the historic infrastructure and maritime trade of the New York metropolitan area.